Thursday, July 31, 2014

Outwitting humans: a guide for common household objects

Welcome! Today we’ll start with a salute to single
socks.Look at you go!Of all household objects, socks seem to have
the most ambition, know how and cunning.Although, we feel a certain sadness for the partners left behind, we
know that all you escaped single socks will find adventure and happiness in your
new lives.

They're lonely, sure, but it's the price to be paid.

Nothing ventured. Nothing
gained.We imagine you doing well.

For escaped socks, life is one long party: martinis, candlelight, you name it.

Then all you sunglasses must not be overlooked, because for sure the
humans will get bent out of shape finding you.Here’s a
suggested exercise: edge yourself up to something that will provide a bit of camouflage.See here's a tricky pair of sunglasses disappearing
into the black cushion.The human will
hunt and hunt and will be very lucky to find you before someone sits on
you.Be careful!This is great practice working up to making a
break for it at the grocery store or the bank.If you are good looking at all,you’ll never have to go back home.

They won't be looking here. Laugh your head off!

A similar strategy is the well-known black on black
technique: here we see a wallet lounging on a black chair, invisible to the
searching eye.Once the panic has set in
and the credit cards have been cancelled and the ID reapplied for, you can make
yourself seen.You’ll end up back in the
pocket, but you’ll always have the satisfaction of knowing your power.

Finally, keys.You
are very adept at getting lost.Some of
you hide in umbrellas, shoes or out of season clothing, but really, to create a
storm, all you have to do is slide under a larger object.Use your core muscles to get under a
magazine, a scarf or a book and watch the excitement start.

Sidle under a book and they'll ransack the house looking for you! Too funny for words.

Next week:we’ll have top
tips for all you passports,reading glasses and
umbrellas.

In the meantime, happy hiding my friends.I can hear your humans gnashing their teeth
from here. And really, such language!

Lol thanks for the smiles! My keys are always in the front door lock, or the handle bar (otherwise my boyfriend can't come in) but now I can never leave the house without taking them with me. I wear my glasses all the time, trading them for sunglasses or yellow driving glasses, which are always in my purse. I can't remember any missing socks from my self, but from my boyfriend I regularly have an uneven amount to hang. Hmmm.

Very cool blog, so sorry I missed this yesterday! Re: missing household objects, I found a cute little stack of my husband's belongings--arranged carefully by Oscar, my cat. He'd taken a wallet, two pairs of socks, a package of Kleenex and a credit card and stacked them behind a basket in the corner of the bedroom. Maybe Oscar is planning a getaway to Cabo!

Great blog. Missing items can really throw you off. I hate when I JUST had something and it disappears, when it couldn't possibly have gone anywhere. Best example is losing scissors and tape when wrapping packages.

Years ago I had a cat that used to put his toys away in his toy box. I was so proud - until I found that he also put MY things in his box. Anytime I was missing something I would check his box and usually found it. Klepto kitties can be a challenge, but at least he put them in the same place so I knew where to look.